[Seimei Shrine] Yuzuru Hanyu, a gold medal, is also a test taker! It is also popular as a Kyoto power spot to prevent evil.
A shrine dedicated to Seimei Abe, an onmyoji who was active during the Heian period.
Seimei Abe, who became known nationwide in the novel and movie of Baku Yumemakura.
Recently, Yuzuru Hanyu has worshiped, which has made it popular again.
Most of the votive tablets in the precincts have become prayers for Hanyu.
How to get to Seimei Shrine in Ichijo-dori, Horikawa-dori, northwest of Kyoto
【bus】
From JR Kyoto Station, take bus number 9 and get off at "Ichijo Modoribashi / Seimei Shrine", then walk for about 2 minutes.
【subway】
12 minutes walk from "Imadegawa" station on the Karasuma line
Is the closest.
A torii gate facing Horikawa-dori.
Anyway, the five-pointed star called "Abe Kikyo", which represents Onmyoji, is rare.
I marked the flower of the bellflower, but it looks like a star.
In fact, Seimei Abe was an astronomer, so it was really strange. At that time, there must have been no way to write stars.
This area is also a little strange.
In front of the second torii, if you go a little to the left, you will see a stone monument of the Sen no Rikyu mansion.
It's a different era, but the mavericks of that era, two pretty unique people, lived in the same place.
I don't think this is just a coincidence.
Maybe there is some kind of divine power in this place.
The second torii. The five-pointed star drawn on the lantern is red and black. Well, this is also meaningful.
Immediately after entering the precincts, go to the right and you will see "Harumei Well".
A well created by Seimei Abe with all his might. Legends are already scattered all over the place and it's hard.
It is said that Sen no Rikyu boiled water with this water and served tea to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Rotate to the favor of the year.
The Big Dipper at your feet. There are meaningful treatments here and there like solving a mystery.
Main shrine. Originally, this place was the place where Seimei Abe's mansion was.
It's a power spot because it's the place chosen by Seimei Abe, who fortune-tells the good and bad.
I'm cleaning it. A quiet space.
It will be purified once inside. I get angry before that.
Yes, this is Seimei Abe.
I always wonder when I see this kind of statue, but I wonder how I decide how my face looks.
Well, it's appropriate. Atmosphere Atmosphere.
Since it is a god of evil, there are naturally many items to prevent evil.
This is a peach that can be used as a ward off when stroked.
Momo was thrown at a demon and escaped when Izanagi Nomikoto escaped from the land of Yomi in "Kojiki".
Famous as an apotropaic item. Of course, Momotaro, who goes out to exterminate demons, is also inspired by this.
Ema is mostly about Yuzuru Hanyu lol.
There are many enthusiastic fans.
It's crazy to pray for others instead of praying for yourself.
You can read the legend as an onmyoji.
But it's amazing. I turned the inside of the box into a mouse and thought that I was no longer a magician.
Camphor tree 300 years old. You can feel the power when you touch the bark.
The mysterious atmosphere and the feeling of power spots are amazing.
This is also an onmyodo-like feeling that connects the marks. It's a talisman, isn't it?
When I came here, I had to look at the nearby "Ichijomodo Bridge" with a mast.
There is a legend that under this bridge is connected to the Underworld.
Seimei Abe hid the shikigami under this bridge.
Shikigami was a demon but a good demon, and I helped Seimei Abe's ritual.
The reason why I hid it here is that I used to live together
Seimei Abe's wife told me not to leave her at home because she felt uncomfortable.
He said he took it out of the Shibu Shibu mansion and hid it here.
This episode suddenly makes me laugh like a human being.
Besides, the origin of the name "Return Bridge",
When the casket of his dead father passed over this bridge, he was revived when the child prayed.
Watanabe no Tsuna in "The Heike Story" was the place where the demon's arm was cut off.
There is no shortage of episodes.
So, for the time being, I checked under the bridge.
Well, there is nothing in particular.
What surprised me most was that when I thought that no one was there, suddenly the uncle who was running
I ran from the other side. I was really surprised!
Seimei Shrine
806 Seimei-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto (Horikawa-dori Ichijo-dori)
9:00 to 18:00 (open every day)
Parking lot There is a parking lot (coin parking) next to the south of our shrine.
Office 075-441-6460 (9: 00-18: 00)
806 Seimeicho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
